Lynceus (crustacean) explained

Lynceus is a genus of clam shrimp in the family Lynceidae. There are about 13 described species in Lynceus.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Lynceus:

• Lynceus aequatorialis Daday, 1927

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• Lynceus andronachensis Botnariuc, 1947

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• Lynceus biformis (Ishikawa, 1895)

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• Lynceus brachyurus O. F. Müller, 1776

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• Lynceus brevifrons (Packard, 1877)

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• Lynceus gracilicornis (Packard, 1871)

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• Lynceus insularis Olesen, Pöllabauer, Sigvardt & Rogers, 2016

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• Lynceus mallinensis Pessacq, Epele & Rogers, 2011

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• Lynceus mucronatus (Packard, 1875)

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• Lynceus quadrangularis Leydig, 1860

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• Lynceus rostratus Koch, 1841

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• Lynceus rotundirostris (Daday, 1902)

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• Lynceus tropicus Daday, 1927

^{i g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Review of the clam shrimp family Lynceidae Stebbing, 1902 (Branchiopoda: Conchostraca), in the Americas. 1988. Martin . Joel W.. Belk . Denton. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 8. 3. 451–482. 10.2307/1548283. 1548283.
• Book: Checklist of the valid and invalid names of the large branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata and Laevicaudata), with a survey of the taxonomy of all Branchiopoda. 1997. Brtek . J.án. Slovenské Národné Múzeum - Prírodovedné Múzeum. Zborník Slovenského Národného Múzea, Prírodné Vedy. 43. 1–66. 978-80-85753-97-4.